WiMAX, competitors vying to build a strong ecosystem


Added: 28-10-2006
Author: Carl Weinschenk
Category: Broad-Band Internet
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Some very interesting issues play in the launch of wireless broadband technology. For the environment, which dominate the next decade and more are under construction now, the consolidating WiMAX as one of the two previous versions and steel themselves for the competition against other methods.

Flow of water. Initially, WiMAX plans - as long as there is one - is to shut up and share a mobile version of the stage. Previously, however, it became clear that the mobile version can do almost all the versions will be stationary. Thus, the impetus behind the stationary version began to lose pressure, said Monica Paolini, founder and president of Consulting senza fili, in IT Business Edge interview .

Many operators now mobile WiMAX deployments. They are still to use this service. This is called a phone, but they can be used for both. On the other hand, quite a lot to stay still. Mobile WiMAX allows you to launch a network that supports fixed and mobile. The point is that the infrastructure that can help all users. Many operators will spend the WiMAX fixed, but the service still using mobile WiMAX technology.
The main problem is the operator what to do after 3G. Mobile WiMAX is one option. Two other people, according to this section on internetnews.com, the Malte (Long Term Evolution) and ultramobile broadband (UMB). Until now, WiMAX has There are a lot of media, although the technology can vote early step. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal speculated that Sprint, the general oil WiMAX as 4G technology, might look to deal with Clearwire, a company that now has a proprietary version of the platform in the field and out of the role of the standard version when it becomes available. Although the plan may make sense, he might be known as Sprint's arms reduction technology.

This is a sector in which cooperation and partnerships will be important. Paolini thinks the battle between WiMAX and Malte will not decide the drastic difference between the technology, but the direction in which the industry, as a group, he decided to leave.

Malte all WiMAX use OFDMA [Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access]. All are IP Cores. No doubt, different technologies, but one not much better than the others. Activity itself does not determine the choice for mobile operators. That's more like what environment, what society as a phone wants to do.
Although the race will be close, would be a great technology for basic support from vendors, service providers and others.
We expect to come take their direction, then move them together for easy cruising.



In this context, interesting that Paolini says there is a possibility that the new device will appear. Cell phones and laptops are great, but not optimized to integrate all the major wireless broadband introduction.
But when you think about it, too little to big to carry around all the time ... most people just don t you want to be disturbed. On the other hand, the phone is a good tool. WiMAX may have a phone cellular respiration, but only the add-on that did not take advantage of WiMAX in the effective rate. We need something in between, and Data-Centric device in the new form factor that allows you to take advantage of the benefits of mobile broadband. Another thing is that the use of equipment built in WiMAX sa very good opportunity for the device interface is not possible that the respiration of cells.
Two points are connected. On the one hand, the environment - a complex network of vendors, service providers, integrators and other companies - will influence the relative success of WiMAX, UMB and Malte.

On the other hand, says a new type of device that will decide. Clearly, device makers, including companies that make chips and other things that are packed in them, are important members of each neighborhood. Urgent future of this sector would be easy to predict as one of the technology far more than the others. ISN T is so, it was confusing to the field until they contested a forum to take control. This will be important to follow the environment.




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